Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 969.73 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa is 969.73 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 195.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa peaked at 969.73 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 241.75 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Northern Africa ranks 8th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 379.06 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 370.6 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 378.48 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 422.9 per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 479.39 per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 415.84 per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 404.37 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 329.76 per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 272.19 per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 241.75 per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 245.54 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 294.25 per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 320.66 per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 348.07 per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 350.04 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 328.43 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 333.79 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 347.13 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 355.21 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 355.31 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 369.93 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 380.38 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 370.04 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 606.34 per 100,000 people | +63.9% |
| 2024 | 844.03 per 100,000 people | +39.2% |
| 2025 | 969.73 per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +63.9% | 370.04 per 100,000 people | 606.34 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 369.43 per 100,000 people | 241.75 per 100,000 people | 479.39 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 327.84 per 100,000 people | 245.54 per 100,000 people | 355.31 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 590.08 per 100,000 people | 369.93 per 100,000 people | 969.73 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 5 South Sudan 16,352 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Eritrea 13,442 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Ukraine 11,970 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Central African Republic 11,025 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Afghanistan 9,820 per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Sudan 4,556 per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Somalia 4,397 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 94,364 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Northern Africa was 969.73 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 969.73 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.75 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Northern Africa rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Northern Africa ranks 8th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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